#Gender research

[nb-goblin]

Trans participants needed :)

Hi, I am a Psychology student at Oxford Brookes University carrying out research for my final year project on trans people's wellbeing and memory.

The way we remember our past affects a lot of our current lives, especially after going through big life events and changes. For many trans people, starting to transition- even just socially- is a big change/event that may change how they interact with their past pre-transition self. Not much is known about the effects this has on trans people's wellbeing and potential dysphoria. 

This online questionnaire aims to investigate this with a short survey that takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. 

If you would like to take part please follow this link https://bit.ly/4hVps66 (or scan the QR code below) to view further information on the participant information sheet and to take part. 

If you have any questions feel free to contact Georgi Cooper by emailing 19216495@brookes.ac.uk.

This study has been approved by the Psychology Research Ethics Committee Reference No: 6012/020/24

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

Bisexual: attracted to both of the two sexes.

Pan/pluri-sexual: attracted to all of the two sexes.

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️

Postmodernism is shallow and vacuous. It just uses fancy words to confuse people into thinking it's profound and insightful, rather than imbecilic.

[ex-foster]

https://nationalpost.com/health/trangender-girls-social-contagion

[postcardsfrom-aplanecrash]

hiya tumblr, i am making a poll to gather research for my english 1100 class.

the more responses the better data i can present. please like/reblog!

[sunnist4rs]

Common Radfem Terms:

I’ve noticed that the radfem community uses a lot of acronyms which can be confusing for newbies so I figured I’d make a list of popular ones:

Troon- trans goons basically saying being trans is a trend and they’re all sheep who follow the same programming

TRA- Trans right activist, used to compare anyone who fights/supports Trans rights to misogynistic Men’s rights activists

TIM- Trans identifying male, a man who thinks he’s/identifies as a female

TIF- Trans identifying female, a woman who thinks she’s/identifies as a male

SSA- same sex attracted, eg. Gay men and lesbian woman

OSA- opposite sex attracted, eg. Straight

BSA- both sex attracted, eg. Bisexual

AFAB/AMAB- not really TERF (trans exclusionary radical feminist) terms, they’re used more generally but they mean assigned female/male at birth (so your sex not gender)

🦎- the lizard emoji is used to represent De-Trans people or detransitioners

MTF/FTM and MtT/FtT- the first acronyms show someone’s transitioned from male to female/female to male and the second says they’ve transitioned from male/female to a transexual (as nothings actually changed)

Genderist/Gendies- someone who believes that gender is a spectrum

FEBFEM- female exclusive bisexual female, a female bisexual who only dates other females

Moid- a derogatory word for man

Incel/femcel- a man/woman who consider themselves unable to attract the opposite sex, this can cause them to lash out at attractive people from/the opposite sex in general

Mutilation- used to describe transitional surgery

Tranorexia- the idea that being transgender is similar to being anorexic where the solution is accepting one’s self as they are (a common arguement for this is you wouldn’t tell an anorexic to eat less as treatment for their disorder so why perform surgery to deal with gender disphoria)

Transbian- a transgender woman who calls herself a lesbian AKA a straight man

YWNBAW- stands for ‘you will never be a woman’ which is pretty self explanatory

Gyn(s)- a way of saying woman/female/girl without the male at the end, almost like the female version of guy/dude, has positive connotations

Febfem- a bisexual woman who only dates other woman

Liberal feminism/libfems- ‘feminists’ who spend their time supporting p0rn/sexw0rk, marching for trans men’s rights and letting men enter the movement because “feminism is for everyone!!” (It very much is not, imagine any other oppressed group inviting their oppressor into their spaces to “join our movement!!” It’s just stupid).

Some more terms can be found here (this list is made for TRAs so they phrase our opinions negatively it’s still a glossary):

If you have any questions or terms you’d like me to add please let me know ^^

Here’s a link to my post on common terf phrases/jokes:

[yeoldenews]

An excerpt from the trial of Elinor Crane, who was arrested in Middlesex in 1693 on suspicion of burglary. A witness claimed one of the burglars was a woman in men's clothing, and Elinor had previously been seen in the area dressed as a man.

"But the Court asking her why she went in Mans Apparel, the Prisoner replyed, She went to Wooe a Widow. Upon the whole Matter the Jury brought her in not Guilty."

(source: Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials, April 26, 1693.)

[prokopetz]

I enjoy a good "the Adeptus Mechanicus would be indifferent to gender because they're all about transcending the flesh" headcanon as much as the next nerd, but at times I think it would be more interesting – and also much funnier – if their whole Thou Shalt Not Fuck With The Standard Templates (Unless You're Part of the Secret Cool Kids Club) attitude extended to gender as well. Any novice can be a he/him or a she/her, but you need to reach a certain rank before it's considered appropriate to go by it/its. The existence of neopronouns as occult knowledge permitted only to the worthy.

[floral-ashes]

For Nature’s new series on sex/gender, I wrote with the amazing Shari Brightly-Brown and G Nic Rider about gender modality, the limits of the cis/trans binary, and how to study gender more respectfully and accurately.

Gender modality is a term I coined in 2019 that has picked up a lot of steam in the last few years. It refers to the relationship between someone’s gender identity and gender assigned at birth. It’s a lot like ‘sexual orientation’ but for trans/cis instead of gay/straight.

The term helps us be more accurate and more respectful when describing the experiences of trans people, and opens up space beyond the trans/cis binary.

For instance, it’s often more accurate to say that discrimination against trans people is based on gender modality than based on gender identity. After all, a trans woman has the same gender identity as a cis woman, so that’s not the salient point.

There are also many people who don’t neatly fall in the trans/cis binary, and gender modality helps us talk about that. Non-binary people who don’t identify as cis or trans, gender questioning folks, detrans folks, people with culturally-specific identities, etc.

Our world is incredibly rich with experiences and our language should reflect that. As we say in the paper, the first step in science shouldn’t be assuming, it should be to engage in the world in all its magnificent complexity.

I am grateful to our editor for the opportunity to publish in such a prestigious journal with such amazing coauthors. I hope you all enjoy the read!

For those who prefer to listen, here’s an audio version.

[mmavverickk]

you ever just get an idea like

percy’s chatting with annabeth. goes, “i mean, just because poseidon is my mom doesn’t mean—”

annabeth’s like, what?—“percy, poseidon is your dad.”

percy frowns. leans to the side, glances at the ocean behind annabeth. “yeah, no, she’s mom today. anyway…”

i call this one gender_was_invented_by_bathroom_companies_to_sell_more_bathrooms.mp4

[bisclavaret]

trans/form- happy belated tdov!!

[serpentface]

how do you come up with the ways cultures in your setting stylize people/animals/the world in general in their artwork, i.e. jewlery, rock carvings, statues, etc? Each culture in your world seems to have a very unique "art style" and I love it a lot - makes them seem that much more 'real'. This is something I struggle with a lot in my own worldbuilding and I'd love to pick your brain if possible ���

I think a starting point is to have a research process based in the material realities of the culture you're designing for. Ask yourself questions like:

Where do they live? What's the climate/ecosystem(s) they are based in? What geographic features are present/absent?

What is their main subsistence method? (hunter gatherer, seasonal pastoralist, nomadic pastoralist, settled agriculturalist, a mix, etc)

What access to broader trade networks do they have and to whom? Are there foreign materials that will be easily accessible in trade and common in use, or valuable trade materials used sparingly in limited capacities?

Etc

And then do some research based on the answers, in order to get a sense of what materials they would have routine access to (ie dyes, metal, textiles, etc) and other possible variables that would shape how the art is made and what it's used for. This is just a foundational step and won't likely play much into designing a Style.

If you narrow these questions down very specifically, (ie in the context of the Korya post- grassland based mounted nomads, pastoralist and hunter-gatherer subsistence, access to wider trade networks and metals), you can direct your research to specific real world instances that fit this general idea. This is not to lift culturally specific concepts from the real world and slap them into your own setting, but to notice commonalities this lifestyle enforces - (ie in the previous example- mounted nomadic peoples are highly mobile and need to easily carry their wealth (often on clothing and tack) therefore small, elaborate decorative artwork that can easily be carried from place to place is a very likely feature)

For the details of the art itself, I come up with loose 'style guides' (usually just in my head) and go from there.

Here's some example questions for forming a style (some are more baseline than others)

Are geometric patterns favored? Organic patterns? Representative patterns (flowers, animals, stars, etc)? Abstract patterns?

Is there favored material(s)? Beads, bone, clay, metals, stones, etc.

When depicting people/animals, is realism favored? Heavy stylization? The emotional impression of an animal? Are key features accentuated?

How perspective typically executed? Does art attempt to capture 3d depth? Does it favor showing the whole body in 2 dimensions (ie much of Ancient Egyptian art, with the body shown in a mix of profile and forward facing perspective so all key attributes are shown)? Will limbs overlap? Are bodies shown static? In motion?

Does artwork of people attempt to beautify them? Does it favor the culture's conception of the ideal body?

Are there common visual motifs? Important symbols? Key subject matters?

What is the art used for? Are its functions aesthetic, tutelary, spiritual, magical? (Will often exist in combination, or have different examples for each purpose)

Who is represented? Is there interest in everyday people? Does art focus on glorifying warriors, heroes, kings?

Are there conventions for representing important figures? (IE gods/kings/etc being depicted larger than culturally lesser subjects)

Is there visual shorthand to depict objects/concepts that are difficult to execute with clarity (the sun, moon, water), or are invisible (wind, the soul), or have no physical component (speech)?

Etc

Deciding on answers to any of these questions will at least give you a unique baseline, and you can fill in the rest of the gaps and specify a style further until it is distinct. Many of these questions are not mutually exclusive, both in the sense of elements being combined (patterns with both geometric and organic elements) or a culture having multiple visual styles (3d art objects having unique features, religious artwork having its own conventions, etc).

Also when you're getting in depth, you should have cultural syncretism in mind. Cultures that routinely interact (whether this interaction is exchange or exploitation) inevitably exchange ideas, which can be especially visible in art. Doing research on how this synthesizing of ideas works in practice is very helpful- what is adopted or left out from an external influence, what is retained from an internal influence, what is unique to this synthesis, AND WHY. (I find Greco-Buddhist art really interesting, that's one of many such examples)

Looking at real world examples that fit your parameters can be helpful (ie if I've decided on geometric patterns in my 'style guide', I'll look at actual geometric patterns). And I strongly encourage trying to actually LEARN about what you're seeing. All art exists in a context, and having an understanding of how the context shapes art, how art does and doesn't relate to broader aspects of a society, etc, can help you when synthesizing your own.

[theeretblr]

Do you know if there is a name for feeling like you have no gender? I'm too afraid to google it

I'm not afraid to google it

Yep, Agender! Now go do some more research, there's nothing to be afraid of! Also a reminder that labels do not define who you are, you can use labels to help explain to others how you feel, but you should not feel like you have to put yourself into a box.

[heaven-s-black-box]

Notes- Sleeping In Anemo Boys

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Recovery date: September 15th, 2024

Description: hiii i'm back again!! Im the anon who requested the shorter s/o one, and this time can i get the gn!reader sleeping in with the anemo boys (separately ofc) and anyone of your choosing? Thank youuuu ^^

Notes: This work was recovered in conjunction with an anonymous researcher, we thank them for their contributions. Welcome back! I would have added more, but then this post would be too long, so I might make a second part of sorts because this was cute.

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Venti

Sleeping in is a regular occurrence

He calls it a perk of retirement

You call it the consequences of his actions (staying at Angel’s Share late)

Venti’s surprisingly strong, if he doesn’t want you getting out of bed you won’t

If he wakes up before you he just watches you sleep

There’s an entire ballad dedicated to you’re sleeping face in the late morning sun

All anonymous of course, the reality is his secret

Xiao

He doesn’t sleep

He will, however, lay beside you

When you sleep in he’s torn because on one hand he has patrol and on the other…

He feels at peace

If you lean into/ on him at all he will not move

Why do his eyes feel heavy?

Closing them for a moment shouldn’t hurt

Run your fingers through his hair and let him sleep please, he deserves a break

Kazuha

Dude’s sleep schedule is so messed up

Between the constant traveling and being up at the crack of dawn on the Crux

He could go to sleep at 1 AM and still be up at 5 AM

But once he settles back down in Inazuma, you’re surprised to wake up before him

The sun is very clearly coming through the window, so it’s weird his head is still against your chest

Whatever, you can’t remember what you needed to do anyways

Heizou

Another with a messy sleep schedule

Investigations have no set hours

But after a long one, he’ll take a day off and sleep in

He wasn’t there when you went to bed, you weren’t even sure when to expect him back

The noises outside the house tell you businesses are just opening to customers

It looks like you’ll be having a late breakfast, what with the way he pulls you closer in his sleep

His eyes open slightly and he mumbles something about it being too early

Sure, it’s too early, for lunch that is; Should probably wait a little longer

Wanderer

Doesn’t sleep

But unlike Xiao he can’t even fall asleep? If that makes sense

He pretends though

You wake up at some ungodly hour, your classes putting you on a weird schedule

His eyes are closed and his “heartbeat” is even

There aren’t any classes or responsibilities today, so you curl into his side and close your eyes again

As soon as you settle back down, he cracks an eye open

He’s gotten good at this

Aether

Hates sleeping in, his sister is out there somewhere and he needs to find her

But sometimes he can’t help it

The stress and injuries weigh him down

He wakes up to your fingers loosely re braiding his hair and wrapping the strands around your fingers

His body is in pain, and the first person he calls for, is you

Not his sister who’d plagued his dreams for years, who he often called for in the dead of night

But you, who holds him close and lets him rest if for a moment

[jstor]

A post from @asksecularwitch inspired us to do a quick search on JSTOR about witches, and we discovered Fantasies of Gender and the Witch in Feminist Theory and Literature, an open access book by Justyna Sempruch.

Through a critical re-reading of feminist texts, Sempruch develops a new concept of the witch, one that challenges traditional gender-biased theories linking it either to a malevolent "hag" on the margins of culture or to unrestrained "feminine" sexual desire.

Image: "We Are The Daughters Of The Witches You Didn't Burn," from St Lawrence University's Street Art Graphics collection on JSTOR.

[uselessimpulses]

something something plant membranes as clothing so hes n akey

[powerful-pleasureful]

Thank you to all who have participated in my study from Tumblr! I am so immensely grateful for your time and support.

I need two more interviews to complete my study! My study needs to be completed by the first week of the Fall 2024 semester (August 19th 2024) to keep my dissertation on track!

We are interested in recruiting Asian and Asian American individuals who identify as transgender, non-binary, and/or non-conforming who drank alcohol during their teenage years (i.e., had full drinks of alcohol prior to age 18).

Complete the pre-screen survey to see if you are eligible for the study: https://tinyurl.com/RAEPreScreenSocial